Nicholas Sparks citations

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“And maybe, just maybe, it will.”

“A good marriage, like any partnership, meant subordinating one's own needs to that of the other's, in the expectation that the other will do the same.”

“Like her father, he wasn't comfortable sharing his thoughts and feelings. She tried to explain that she needed to be closer to him, but it had never seemed to make a difference.”

“Comfort and familiarity were wonderful but they also dulled passion and excitement. Predictability and habit made surprises almost impossible.”

“But this is okay. I smile slightly, looking toward
the sky, knowing
there's one thing I still haven't told you: I now believe,
by the way, that
miracles can happen.”

“I know it can't be the same between us, but that doesn't change the way I felt about you then.”

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“I'm going to miss you while you're gone.”

“I find myself wondering why—out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved—I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.”

“I love you, you know.”

“Sometimes my grief is overwhelming, and even though I understand that we will never see each other again, there is a part of me that wants to hold on to you forever.”

“Because that was the night I knew I loved you. That I’d really and truly fallen in love.”

“Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise.”

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“They continued to watch each other from across the room, both frozen for a moment by the shadow of distant possibilities.”

“Love is the essence of a full and wonderful life.”

“For nothing is more fulfilling than love itself”

“You've gotten so caught up in being alone that you're afraid of what might happen if you actually find someone else that can take you away from it.”

“Did you hear that Mitch? Your mom thinks you're beautiful.”

“He still didn't think I was good enough for you."

"No father thinks any man is good enough for his daughter.”

“I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me.”

“In the end, you should always do the right thing, even if it's hard. I know that might not help you and that the right thing isn't always so easy to figure out.”

“It is a waste, for silence is pure.
Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are
comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great
paradox.”

“Spending time with you just feels… right, somehow. Easy, like the way it's supposed to be. Like it is with my parents. They're just comfortable together, and I remember growing up thinking that one day I wanted to have that, too.”

“Jamie : "I didn't want anybody to be weird around me.". Landon : "Including me?". Jamie : "Especially you! You know, I was getting along with everything fine. I accepted it, and then you happened!".”

“One day, you're going to learn something that can't be explained with science. And when that happens, your life's going to change in ways you can't imagine.”

“I love you too, Will Blakelee," she whispered, leaning in to kiss him again.”

“Even though he was here, she couldn't quite process it. She squeered her eyes shut before opening them again.
Yep, still there. Amazing.”

“I don't want to live the rest of my life thinking about you and dreaming of what might have been. Stay with me, Allie.”